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FERNANDO SILPH
TO THE VICTOR THE SPOILS
good. the sound of LILLIAN GLASS 's confirmation brings comfort to a man that feels belittled with betrayal. she's the only saving grace, the only hope silph still has in this world. and it makes him afraid. makes him double back and have someone check on her too. seeing the video once, of one of his own, is enough to leave him perturbed. the sight of another drives him to madness. the seeds of doubt have been planted and in a jealous rage fernando draws out his plan for murder. how dare he touch them. how dare he touch what's his.
"visual on the target? when the sight is clear commence operation super nova."
the rest is in their hands. he can do no more. it's time to turn his attention to his end, to where the real undertaking takes place. the fact that fernando is allowed to set the place, set the time, is damning enough. the moment the e-mail is sent, fernando had already procured his domain. he won't allow any risk. his planning is meticulous, which requires him to be prepared for the possiblity that nikolai will arrive early. fortunately, the gym leader doesn't show. it affords him time to work his magic, and with it setting the stage. by midnight, fernando knows the field like the back of his hand. it'll prove invaluable during his massacre.
three hundred ninety six. that's how many times fernando let the simulation run. that's the amount of times he won. nikolai's prestige of being a gym leader proves his downfall. his roster is public and easily accounted for. even with the possible variables of new, unknown pokemon, fernando has a solid grasp of what he's working with. he doubts that the man will throw away his most trusted companions when faced with the unknown. not when confronted with his past. those were different days, yes, but they'll haunt him forever. the fact that providence has bought them together is a good omen for today's processions. the fact that nikolai had laid siege to fernando's assets before doing the same to his women drives him delirious.
this is the breaking point. this is the end. one will rise and the other will fall.
it's too bad for little petrov-- fernando never falls.
"battle routine set."
fernando knows their positions, where they lie in wait. his voice travels with purpose, just far enough and not an inch further. he may not see them but he trusts them well enough. they've been raised that way, honed through the sweat and blood that comes with repetition. and the newest recruits, they've paid for their inexperience in spades. their wounds may no longer sting but their scars never disappear. it's a remind that failure will not be met with tolerance. although their primary target lies ahead, it doesn't have to be just him that perishes today.
the break in victory road allows the sun to shine onto fernando's position. it's a rare stretch of road that serves as a detour for most. rarely do trainers stray off the path to the pokemon league. it's elusiveness makes it the perfect spot for their confrontation, away from prying eyes, away from intervention. no one will save him because fernando wants him alone. he wants him to suffer.
but the cavern does not surrender to the break in the ceiling. victory road, by definition, is a tunnel that leads challengers to the league. fernando is still enclosed in the recess of the cave. he merely rests at the center of an opening, a circle that spans a twenty eight meter radius, allowing him to retreat into the darkness, should he need to, while staying out of a potential cave in. nikolai's nido pair does not go unnoticed-- disregarded but not unnoticed.
all goes silent and fernando has his peace. it's not until the footsteps approach does he snap into action. he takes every precaution, kneeling, ready to spring to action. too much planning went into this to have it fail right now. frustration fuels his motives, retribution makes him move.
nikolai may be oblivious on what's he's done but it's much too late. fernando's hit the breaking point.
he only feels only one thing:
V I C I O U S
NIKOLAI PETROV |
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